Angell Animal Medical Center

Angell Animal Medical Center has one of the best medical care teams in Massachusetts that I have experienced thus far. This past summer, Dr. Megan Steinhilber and the outstanding ER residents truly saved my cat KiKi’s life from triaditis and septic shock. Their expertise, calm under pressure, and deep compassion during such a frightening time meant more than words can express. While KiKi was in the ICU, I was able to visit her daily, which made an enormous emotional difference. I also received morning text updates with photos and evening text updates with photos, which I am profoundly grateful for. These thoughtful, extra-care services helped me feel connected, reassured, and supported during an incredibly difficult time. It speaks volumes about how deeply this team cares—not only for their patients, but for their families as well. The Internal Medicine team—Dr. Brum, Jen, and Hannah —provide exceptional, ongoing care for KiKi’s chronic condition. They are knowledgeable, attentive, and genuinely caring, and I am so grateful for the consistency and thoughtfulness with which they support her long-term health. Dr. Stokes is the primary care veterinarian for both of my cats, KiKi and MoMo, and I highly recommend him. He is wonderfully knowledgeable, patient, and personable, and it is clear that he truly loves animals. He always takes the time to listen, explain, and ensure we feel supported in every decision. The technicians and receptionists across the hospital are consistently kind, friendly, and supportive. Both of my cats are incredibly lucky to have access to Angell Animal Medical Center—especially now that they are super seniors. I am deeply grateful for the extraordinary level of care, humanity, and dedication this hospital provides. Truly exceptional veterinary medicine. 🐾💖

Excellent Animal Hospital! They took great care of my dog, while I was hospitalized. They provided good medical care. They removed bandages he had (from a prior procedure) and gave him a new cone, to wear for a week. He healed beautifully. They provided me daily updates and pictures of my dog. My dog appeared to be having a good time and enjoying the staff's company. It was relief to know he was being well taken care of, while I was recuperating. I'm so thankful to the staff for providing such wonderful care to my fur baby.

My cat had cancer surgery at MSPCA Angell about a week ago, performed by the wonderful Dr. Pavletic and his anesthesiology team. I am deeply impressed by the level of medical expertise, professionalism, and genuine care shown by everyone involved. Before finding Angell, I contacted several hospitals in the area specifically looking for a facility with anesthesiologists. Most told me the wait for an initial consultation alone would be 6–8 weeks, with no clear timeline for surgery. Tufts hospital in Walpole spoke very insensitively and even literally laughed to my face at my concerns, wishing me "good luck" before hanging the phone. VCA in Weymouth was unclear and disorganized about the steps needed just to be seen, making it impossible to proceed. In contrast, MSPCA Angell was professional, respectful, and compassionate from the very first phone call. From the operator to the nurses, front desk staff, anesthesiologists, and of course the doctor, every interaction was handled with clarity, efficiency, and humanity. They saw my cat within a week, and the surgery was performed just two days later. The procedure went very well, I received clear postoperative instructions, and dissolving stitches were used. One week later, the histology results arrived promptly, and the next steps were clearly explained. An oncology appointment was scheduled for three weeks later without any confusion or delay. Dr. Pavletic personally called me right after the surgery to explain how everything went, and then again a week later when the histology results arrived. He explained everything clearly, gave thoughtful guidance about next steps, and spoke about my kitty with such warmth. He also expressed sincere empathy for what we are going through, which meant more to me than I can say. During the surgery, I received real-time text message updates — when the surgery started, when it finished, how it went, and how my cat was doing. I was also able to ask questions via text, and they were answered promptly by real people, not automated messages. This level of communication brought enormous peace of mind during a very stressful time. Everything is exceptionally well organized, and communication was both professional and kind at every step. The waiting area is spacious and thoughtfully designed, with separate sections for cats and dogs, which I greatly appreciated. I truly believe Dr. Pavletic is among the best doctors/surgeons in the state — if not the country — and I am profoundly grateful to the entire MSPCA Angell team for their outstanding care during a very stressful time.

I brought Cora, my small and healthy, 6 yr old French Bulldog here PROACTIVELY with the mildest of symptoms, a non life threatening issue and their needlessly overly aggressive testing wore her out and killed her. Angell has GREAT specialists, but avoid their ER, Cora deserved better. A few days prior Cora had a tiny growth removed on her leg by a different vet, which went great, everything was normal. Around 3am she was drooling more than usual, seemed nauseous but didn’t vomit. I took her to Angell for anti nausea meds and to come home. She was eating/drinking normally right before leaving. She vomited in the waiting area, but looked fine, walking, smelling, watching TV. My intuition strongly told me to just leave, questioning why I was even there, as a vet came out and evaluated her. Her vitals were normal; he suspected mild gastric upset. Panting frequently, I explained she does this in a nervous environment but will stop immediately when not in these places and I don’t crate her because of it. He took her into the ICU for further evaluation and an hour later Dr. Dooley came without Cora explaining it would be best to keep and monitor her in the ICU and gave me an estimate of $3,200-$5,000. I was surprised and worried, given her minor symptoms and what I explained about her nervous panting. Her blood work came back great, there was slight dehydration, due to nausea/drooling. I said bye to Cora while she was nervously trying to escape her o2 crate and was reassured again she would be fine. Cora was mistakenly given the same sedative twice in a row by two different vets causing her to be unable to walk at all on a bathroom break and fall down needing to be carried. All day she panted and drank water nervously in her crate. Cora was given over 6 differently named sedatives, sometimes 2-3 doses at a time once they realized her IV’s were not attached properly for unknown durations. This happened all day, not knowing what was received and not received. Her IV’s also carry anti-nausea meds and hydration. After being told earlier in the day she was improving, I was later told she wasn’t feeling well. She had fluid in her stomach and they weren’t sure why she wasn’t removing it on her own (she was, vomited 4x in the ICU, but drank water constantly in her crate, & peeing). They wanted to insert a nasal tube to her stomach to remove the fluid. I explained she will not like this and was told this is a simple procedure she'd be fine. I arrived after work but was denied access to see her and told no news is good news. On my way home I received a call apologizing telling me they were now giving her CPR and shortly after the procedure she DIED. I learned later there was blood in the fluid they extracted but blood wasn’t in the fluid she vomited right before the tube placement procedure. They revived her and I was able to see her, laying on the table breathing on her own with bloody marks all over all of her 4 legs from failed attempts to place IV’s. I asked what happened, and no one knew. I asked if she aspirated and they said definitely not. X-rays and lungs were clear. I began comforting her with my voice and speaking to her calmly and she began acknowledging my voice, when Dr. Graham presented an up to $12k estimate and told me I needed to leave and pay this for them to continue Cora’s care. I said I’d pay it but asked if I could stay there to comfort Cora but was told no by Dr. Graham and told the billing can be even higher if she needs a ventilator. I said why? She’s breathing on her own. Realizing the goal is to charge for as many things as possible. I paid in the lobby and when I asked to see Cora I was again told no. I sat in the parking lot until I received another call a few hours later saying they were giving her CPR after sedating her yet again. She passed away. I was told an autopsy would not be helpful. Cora had one life, it was unnecessarily cut short here. They will bury this real review with fake positive ones that say "What I appreciate most about Angell is...." or edit old fake ones

I will be forever grateful for the staff at Nevins farm. It has been a long time since I've seen a place who genuinely cares. I felt completely at ease and full of trust handing my dog Rory over to them for an emergency surgery on 11/25/25. Dr. Walz did a wonderful job with her and came out to speak with me. Dr. Walz answered all my questions. The administrator (so sorry I forgot her name) was the sweetest and very informative about the whole procedure. She assured me Rory was in good hands! Thanks to them Rory is back to her wild and sassy self. What I appreciated most about Angell is there care and concern for animals above profit. They have real people who are passionate about the well-being of animals.